Arab Spring

protests and revolutions in the Arab world in the 2010s
Event protest Q33761
Arab Spring
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Arab Spring

Summary

Arab Spring is a protest[1]. It ranks in the top 0.42% of protest entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,903 views/month, #2 of 475).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arab Spring's instance of is recorded as protest[3].
  • Arab Spring's instance of is recorded as rebellion[4].
  • Arab Spring's instance of is recorded as civil war[5].
  • Arab Spring's instance of is recorded as revolution[6].
  • Arab Spring was followed by Arab Winter[7].
  • Arab Spring was followed by Second Arab Spring[8].
  • Arab Spring took place at Arab world[9].
  • Arab Spring's Commons category is recorded as 2010–2011 Arab world protests[10].
  • Arab Spring comprises Syrian revolution[11].
  • Arab Spring comprises 2011 Egyptian revolution[12].
  • Arab Spring comprises Libyan Civil War[13].
  • Arab Spring comprises 2011 Yemeni revolution[14].
  • Arab Spring comprises 2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt[15].
  • Arab Spring comprises Tunisian revolution[16].
  • Arab Spring comprises 2010–2012 Algerian protests[17].
  • Arab Spring comprises 2011–2012 Jordanian protests[18].
  • Arab Spring comprises Gdeim Izik protest camp[19].
  • Arab Spring comprises 2011 Omani protests[20].
  • Arab Spring comprises spillover of the Syrian Civil War[21].
  • Arab Spring was dissolved in December 2012[22].
  • Arab Spring began on December 18, 2010[23].
  • Arab Spring ended on December 2012[24].
  • Arab Spring occurred on December 17, 2010[25].
  • Arab Spring's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arab Spring[26].
  • Arab Spring's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[27].

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When and Where

Arab Spring took place on December 17, 2010[25]. It began on December 18, 2010[23]. It ended on December 2012[24]. The location of it was Arab world[9].

Context

Recorded instance of include protest[3], rebellion[4], civil war[5], and revolution[6]. Successors include Arab Winter[7] and Second Arab Spring[8].

Why It Matters

Arab Spring ranks in the top 0.42% of protest entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,903 views/month, #2 of 475).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 142 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → military-history:Arab_Spring
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: military-history:Arab_Spring, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323711608|Arab Spring (#323711608)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8462"
  2. 9w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14717 → Arab Spring
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14717]]: Q33761, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1785524324610"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4MFjnI
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → arab-spring
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: arab-spring, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289909468|arab spring (#289909468)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  5. 13w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Syrian revolution, 2011 Egyptian revolution, Libyan Civil War +8
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q17272643]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  6. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0315699-arabske-revoluce-2011
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0315699-arabske-revoluce-2011, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  7. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → history of Syria
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2012-12-00T00:00:00Z
    End time → +2012-12-00T00:00:00Z
    Local thumb → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25869, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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